As preparations for the 2025-26 college basketball season begin to ramp up over the summer, Iowa basketball revealed on Monday morning who its opponents will be during the 2025 Acrisure Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.
Total Sports Consulting, the event’s organizer, announced on Monday that Iowa will begin its two-game Acrisure Series stay against Ole Miss on Nov. 25 at 8:30 p.m. CT from Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs.
Joining Iowa and Ole Miss in the Coachella Valley are Grand Canyon and Utah, who will compete against one another in the other half of Iowa’s four-team bracket. Grand Canyon and Utah will battle at 11 p.m. CT on Nov. 25.
If the Hawkeyes were to beat the Rebels, they would play against the winner between Grand Canyon and Utah on Nov. 26 at 8:30 p.m. CT. Otherwise, Iowa would meet the loser of that contest between the Antelopes and Utes at 11 p.m. CT. on Nov. 26.
Both of Iowa’s games will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
The game against Ole Miss will be the first meeting in the all-time series between the Hawkeyes and Rebels and Iowa’s first contest against an SEC opponent since facing Auburn in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Iowa is 1-0 all-time against Grand Canyon, defeating the Lopes in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes are 1-2 all-time against Utah, with both teams having squared off in each of the past two seasons.
Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday, July 25, at noon CT and are available online at Ticketmaster.com, the official ticketing provider of Acrisure Arena. Admission includes access to all games on that date.
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